'49 chevy with s-10

[daverod]

Now I don't know what I want? haha thanks

[Homebuilt Hotrods]

What a cool project. Nice work.

[bk2life]

What green is on the motor/trans? Kinda looks like John Deere green..?

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by Homebuilt Hotrods

What a cool project. Nice work.

Thanks, i love the patina on your truck!!!

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by bk2life

What green is on the motor/trans? Kinda looks like John Deere green..?

Nope...not John Deere green. Its actually alot darker than the pics show. My buddy ownes a hot rod shop and he helped me come up with the color.

[Dirty Doug]

I love the look of this truck. I'm started a 1st 55 this fall. I'm using a S-10 too. But a short bed Reg cab I got with it. I'm in the middle of stretching it now. If I knew what the "correct" or true center was , I could set it up when I fit the pieces in the splice. Any updates on your truck ?
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[daverod]

oh. false alarm. I though there might be some more Progress...

[rollinrooster]

Been makn some progress...just nothing intresting enuff to post yet. Alot of loose ends

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by Dirty Doug

I love the look of this truck. I'm started a 1st 55 this fall. I'm using a S-10 too. But a short bed Reg cab I got with it. I'm in the middle of stretching it now. If I knew what the "correct" or true center was , I could set it up when I fit the pieces in the splice. Any updates on your truck ?
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Thanks, its hard to give you a "correct" or true center measurement. I tried to make the cab to bed gap closer on mine. Good luck with yours and keep us posted!!

[Dirty Doug]

Im using a tri-4 link , I should be able to get it close. I going to mount the box and cab close together too. Have you mount the under dash master assembly yet ? I wanted to use one them but filling and room has me thinking about a firewall mount .
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[rollinrooster]

Started moching the steering up.... and decided to move column to the left some to help line the wheel in the center of the gages.

[daverod]

Nice engine.

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by daverod

Nice engine.

Thanks.... It gets killer gas mileage to!!

[Dirty Doug]

I just need to see more of your shock mounts. I don't think I could handle that motor.
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[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by Dirty Doug

I just need to see more of your shock mounts. I don't think I could handle that motor.
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check out post # 136 and 141.

[Dirty Doug]

I guess I did see those pics now that I looked at them again. Did you make the top bracket ? What brand and number shock is that ? I have a Ride Tech upper that use the eyelet or bolt through type shock but the bracket looks thinner the the S10 frame .
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[Jesse49chevy]

Quick question,
Im using a S10 front clip and a Mustang rear end. Does anyone know if i can change the bolt pattern on them? if so? how?

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by Jesse49chevy

Quick question,
Im using a S10 front clip and a Mustang rear end. Does anyone know if i can change the bolt pattern on them? if so? how?

Yes you can. You can have the Mustang rearend axles and rotors/drums redrilled to Chevy bolt pattern. I have a 9 inch in my 55 Chevy 210 and I had the axles and rotors redrilled to a Chevy bolt pattern. It was about 80 bucks.

Or you can have your S10 rotors redrilled to Ford pattern.Yuck.lol Just kidding but you can do that if thats an option for you. As you can see in the pic below my new rotors came with Ford 5 on 4 1/2 and Chevy 5 4 3/4 bolt patterns. They also came with 7/16 Chevy studs and 1/2 Ford studs

[Jesse49chevy]

thanks BAM we can always count on you.
where did you buy the rotors? and did you request the bolt patterns?

[Kabwe]

Originally Posted by Jesse49chevy

thanks BAM we can always count on you.
where did you buy the rotors? and did you request the bolt patterns?

Jesse I'm going to PM you because I don't want to hijack rollinrooster's thread.

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by Kabwe

Jesse I'm going to PM you because I don't want to hijack rollinrooster's thread.

No worries man.... thats some go info. If you dont mind i would like to know where you got the rotors from also.

[Smoke_Dog]

where's the fat boy at now!!!

Originally Posted by rollinrooster

Found a few pics of my road glide and some of my ole fat boy.

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by Smoke_Dog

where's the fat boy at now!!!

Done some trading with a guy from Kentucky a few years ago and havnt seen it since.

[daverod]

I was just wondering how many other projects you have done? Next truck I'm just going to copy you. How did you know how to make your 4 link?

[rollinrooster]

Originally Posted by daverod

I was just wondering how many other projects you have done? Next truck I'm just going to copy you. How did you know how to make your 4 link?

This is my first time having to make everything . mostly i've just messed with harleys and just normal hot roddn stuff. On the 4 link i just talked with my buddy at the street rod shop and decided that i wanted to go with a tri-angled 4 link to keep the wheels in the center when using air ride. I used to have a '68 chevy truck that had a panhard bar that would shift side to side when you raised or lowered it.

Also, please dont follow me.... blind leading the blind!!!!